Synonyms for formation
fɔrˈmeɪ ʃənfor·ma·tion

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1. formationnoun

   Synonyms:
   tactical formation, battle formation, task force, brigade group, combat team, battle group

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. formation

   Synonyms:
   shape, structure, construction

   Antonyms:
   deformity, malformation, dislocation, distortion

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1. formationnoun

   an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

   "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"

   Synonyms:
   organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisation

2. formation, shapingnoun

   the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

   Synonyms:
   establishment, shaping, constitution, organization, geological formation, organisation, defining

3. constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisationnoun

   the act of forming or establishing something

   "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"

   Synonyms:
   fundamental law, constitution, establishment, physical composition, composition, organization, system, shaping, governance, governing body, ecesis, make-up, validation, institution, makeup, organic law, brass, administration, geological formation, arrangement, organisation

4. geological formation, formationnoun

   (geology) the geological features of the earth

   Synonyms:
   organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisation

5. formationnoun

   a particular spatial arrangement

   Synonyms:
   organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisation

6. formationnoun

   natural process that causes something to form

   "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"

   Synonyms:
   organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisation

7. formationnoun

   creation by mental activity

   "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"

   Synonyms:
   organization, constitution, shaping, geological formation, establishment, organisation

Matched Categories

1. • Arrangement
   • Beginning
   • Creating By Mental Acts
   • Fabrication
   • Geology
   • Natural Process
   • Object

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1. formationnoun

   Synonyms:
   creation, production

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1. List of paraphrases for "formation":

   training, forming, creation, constitution, establishment, education, train, composition, lineup, formed, learning, form, fashioning, line-up, trained

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1. Marc Hellerstein:

   If you've reduced the scar formation rate by 50 percent, then you know that in a year or two that's going to add up.

2. Darla Zelenitsky:

   The Bissekty Formation represents one of the best-known ecosystems in Europe and Asia of its time.

3. Francis Egan:

   We have also confirmed that the Bowland shale formation fractures in a way that, from U.S. experience, is typical of an excellent shale gas reservoir.

4. Dr. Rob Gilbert:

   It's all right to have butterflies in your stomach. Just get them to fly in formation.

5. Rajdeep Dasgupta:

   This study suggests that a rocky, Earth-like planet gets more chances to acquire life-essential elements if it forms and grows from giant impacts with planets that have sampled different building blocks, perhaps from different parts of a protoplanetary disk, this removes some boundary conditions. It shows that life-essential volatiles can arrive at the surface layers of a planet, even if they were produced on planetary bodies that underwent core formation under very different conditions.